Even More Seattle!

 

Seattle’s central library is very modern – it reminds me of  a conservatory or a spaceship. It was interesting to talk to the architects we were staying with about Seattle's architecture. It made us approach the buildings in Seattle in a new way.

The library seemed a little too removed to me – I want my library to have a cozier feel. At the same time, I loved all the light.

I also loved the used books for sale for $1 and $2. I happened upon the follow-up book to the Natalie Goldberg book I had just read – this one is called The Great Failure (of course, I devoured it within the next week). I also bought a book of Alice Munro short stories, based on her family’s history -  The View from Castle Rock.

City Hall also has a modern design and was pretty cool.

 

There’s a great little waterfront by the market to walk along or sit and eat your lunch, with the seabirds lurking nearby.

A tiny strip of a park, Kerry Park, has a breathtaking, romantic view.  Seattle has a beautiful skyline, complete with the Space Needle.

Niall found the Wayward Vegan, an all vegan restaurant with a huge menu and breakfast all day. I had an omelet! Perhaps it was made out of cashews? It was delicious with sausage, hashbrowns, and gravy inside and a side salad with ranch dressing. I was pretty happy.

We went to a 100% vegan grocery store across the street afterwards, Vegan Haven. All proceeds go to the Pigs for Peace Sanctuary. It was quite the spot.

The next day, we checked out the Olympic Sculpture Park for a quick moment.

I love Alexander Calder’s work (below). This one was a lot like the one we saw when we started this trip in Grand Rapids.

We came across the Hat 'n' Boots in the Georgetown neighborhood’s Oxbow Park. These items were originally the bathrooms at a gas station. When the gas station closed, the community rallied to have this huge cowboy hat and pair of boots moved here. They seem like something that belongs in Texas, so we loved them.

We met up with Niall’s old friend from college, Richard. We went to a fun place, Geraldine’s Counter and then to check out Richard’s amazing house. He lives in this old gorgeous house that used to be in an apple orchard. It is such a creative, warm place with a huge porch and interesting little details.

There are chickens, fruit trees, and a vegetable garden.

Richard’s cat was afraid of the camera, as well as very beautiful and sweet.

Volunteer Park had a tower to climb up and lovely grounds.

We had to check out Chapel of St. Ignatius on Seattle University’s campus, because of one of our architect hosts told us this was one of his favorite buildings in town. The light is beautiful inside and brings lots of colors various times of day.

We were happy that we got to visit our friends Ruth and Jesse (below),  meet their young son Caden, see their home, and learn about their lives. They had us over for a delicious meal of pumpkin curry.

Seattle was so welcoming!